Lightning has stopped play at Gold Coast’s Carrara StadiumAny thoughts? Email Adam or tweet @collinsadam 11.39am BST Bernard Sayer enjoyed our Coodabeens inclusion about the Bears and Carrara. “Personal favourite of mine was song to the tune of Dylan’s…
England have ‘fingers crossed’ fifth Test goes ahead after India’s Covid scare
Reports suggest new member of India staff has virusAfternoon net session scrapped pending developmentsJos Buttler said England have “fingers crossed” that the fifth Test goes ahead on Friday after India cancelled their final pre-match training session …
Weary England hope ‘open prison’ will get them out of jail against India | Ali Martin
Old Trafford was the scene of three Test wins for the home side last summer and Joe Root’s side need another this week if they are to avoid a series defeatOld Trafford was deemed to be the less comfortable of the two biosecure venues by England’s men l…
England face record run chase to beat India but Hameed offers hope
Fourth Test, day four: India 191 & 466; England 77-0, need 291 more to winEngland’s attack given torrid time by India middle-orderAs the shadows lengthened on the fourth evening, eventually engulfing the outfield at the Oval to end a day of gloriou…
England v India: fourth Test, day four – as it happened
Another thrilling, topsy-turvy day at the Oval ended with England on 77 for nought, needing another 291 runs for an extraordinary victory 6.54pm BST England looked in all sorts for much of the day. Now, while India remain favourites, they have a tantal…
Rohit Sharma paces to perfection to finally end his overseas drought | Simon Burnton
The India opener showed patience then panache to score an overdue first Test century on foreign soil and frustrate England Depending on how you look at it Rohit Sharma’s first Test century on foreign soil took him about five hours of actual game time, …
India turn the tide in fourth Test as Rohit Sharma century halts England
Fourth Test, day three: India 191 & 270-3, England 290India lead by 171 as Rohit Sharma scores 127 at the OvalOne of international cricket’s statistical curios was ended in spectacular fashion on Saturday afternoon when Rohit Sharma danced down the…
England v India: fourth Test, day two – live!
Updates from the second day of play at The OvalWoakes admits England return ‘worth the wait’And you can contact Tim by email or on Twitter 4.35pm BST Robinson hears what Nasser is saying, goes for a big mow at a ball speared in via the rough, and misse…
England lose Root late on after bowling India out for 191 on day one of the fourth Test – as it happened
The dismissal of Joe Root leaves things relatively even at The Oval on day one 6.48pm BST Chris Woakes: “A relatively good day still, to win the toss and bowl them out for 190 is job done . But to lose three tonight, including Joe, puts things in the b…
Bairstow to keep wicket for England as Buttler ruled out of fourth India Test
Buttler to miss Oval Test with wife expecting second childChris Woakes returns to squad, Mahmood returns to LancashireJonny Bairstow will keep wicket for England in the fourth Test against India at the Oval, with Jos Buttler ruled out.Buttler’s wife is…